4 tropical dried fruit chip Recipes

butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened, brown sugar, egg, vanilla, flour, baking powder, rice krispies, chocolate chips (more if desired), shredded coconut, dried pineapple, cut to size

assorted tropical fruit, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch dice (such as mango, papaya, pineapple, and banana), chopped toasted macadamia nuts, light brown sugar, minced fresh ginger, egg, wonton wrappers, vegetable oil, for frying, powdered sugar, for garnish, dried banana chips, for garnish, dried pineapple chips, for garnish, chopped crystallized ginger, for garnish, ginger creme anglaise , recipe follows, heavy cream, minced fresh ginger, egg yolks, sugar

self-rising flour (*or 3 cup. all purpose flour, 1/2 tsp. soda, 2 tsp. baking powder and dash of salt blended together), unsalted margarine or 1 1/2 cups butter, granulated sugar, pure vanilla extract, eggs, grated lime zest (grated pulp and rind ), heavy whipping cream, dark rum, tropical trail mix (chop dried banana chips into smaller pieces), dried cherries, chopped dried apricot, coarsely chopped pecan halves, walnut chips, coarsely chopped almonds, powdered sugar , for dusting cake, rum for sprinkling cake (optional)